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Ichikawa Station

JO24 JB27
Ichikawa Station

市川駅
The south entrance and station forecourt, July 2010
General information
Location1 Ichikawa, Ichikawa-shi, Chiba-ken 272-0034
Japan
Coordinates35°43′44.86″N 139°54′27.72″E / 35.7291278°N 139.9077000°E / 35.7291278; 139.9077000
Operated by JR East
Line(s)
Distance15.4 km from Tokyo
Platforms2 island platforms
Connections
  • Bus stop
Other information
StatusStaffed ("Midori no Madoguchi" )
Station code
  • JO24 (Sōbu Line (Rapid))
  • JB27 (Chūō-Sōbu Line)
WebsiteOfficial website
History
Opened20 July 1894
Passengers
FY201961,575daily
Services
Preceding station Logo of the East Japan Railway Company (JR East) JR East Following station
Shin-Koiwa
JO23
towards Tokyo
 Sōbu Line
Rapid
 Funabashi
JO25
towards Chiba
Koiwa
JB26
towards Mitaka
 Chūō–Sōbu Line Moto-Yawata
JB28
towards Chiba
Location
Ichikawa Station is located in Chiba Prefecture
Ichikawa Station
Ichikawa Station
Location within Chiba Prefecture
Ichikawa Station is located in Japan
Ichikawa Station
Ichikawa Station
Ichikawa Station (Japan)

Ichikawa Station (市川駅, Ichikawa-eki) is a junction passenger railway station in the city of Ichikawa, Chiba, Japan, operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).

Lines

Ichikawa Station is served by the Sōbu Line (Rapid) and all-stations Chūō-Sōbu Line services, and is located 15.4 kilometers from the western terminus of both lines at Tokyo Station.

Station layout

The station consists of two elevated island platforms serving four tracks, with additional passing tracks on either side of the Sōbu Line (Rapid) tracks for non-stop (limited express and commuter rapid) services. The station has a Midori no Madoguchi staffed ticket office. The "Shapo" shopping building adjoins the station.

Platforms

1 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Kinshichō, Akihabara, and Shinjuku
2 JB Chūō-Sōbu Line for Nishi-Funabashi, Tsudanuma, and Chiba
3 JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Kinshichō, Tokyo
JO Yokosuka Line for Yokohama
4 JO Sōbu Line (Rapid) for Funabashi, Chiba, Narita, Kisarazu, and Kazusa-Ichinomiya
  • View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007
    View from the Chūō-Sōbu Line platform, with the Sōbu Line (Rapid) platform on the left, March 2007
  • The platforms in February 2014
    The platforms in February 2014
  • The ticket barriers, October 2011
    The ticket barriers, October 2011

History

The north entrance in March 2007, before addition of an overhanging roof

The station opened on 20 July 1894.[1] With the privatization of JNR on 1 April 1987, the station came under the control of JR East.[1]

Passenger statistics

In fiscal 2019, the station was used by an average of 61,575 passengers daily (boarding passengers only).[2] The passenger figures for previous years are as shown below.

Fiscal year Daily average
2000 56,955[3]
2005 57,349[4]
2010 58,979[5]
2015 59,909[6]

Surrounding area

The north entrance, October 2011

Bus services

Bus stops are located on the north and south sides of the station, served by Keisei Bus. As of January 2015, the following bus services are available from Ichikawa Station.[7]

NORTH EXIT
Keisei Bus
Service No. Destination
松11 Matsudo Station via Konodai Station
市41・42, 市45 Higashi-Matsudo Station
松51, 松54・55, 市43・44 Matsudo Station via Horinouchi, Kita-Kokubun Station, Seitoku Gakuen[8][9]
市81・82 (Part services are express) Kita-Kokubun Station via Konodai Station
市61, 市62, 市63 Motoyawata Station
SOUTH EXIT
Keisei Transit Bus
Service No. Destination
市川01 Motoyawata Station
市川02 (midnight bus) Gyotoku Station
市川03 Nishi-Funabashi Station
Airport bus Haneda Airport

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Ishino, Tetsu, ed. (1998). 停車場変遷大辞典 国鉄・JR編 [Station Transition Directory - JNR/JR]. Vol. II. Japan: JTB. p. 604. ISBN 4-533-02980-9.
  2. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2019年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2019)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  3. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2000年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2000)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  4. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2005年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2005)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 9 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  5. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 （2010年度） [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2010)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  6. ^ 各駅の乗車人員 (2015年度) [Station passenger figures (Fiscal 2015)] (in Japanese). Japan: East Japan Railway Company. 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ^ 路線バス時刻表検索 [Keisei Bus service timetable search] (in Japanese). Japan: Keisei Bus. Archived from the original on 25 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  8. ^ Nine minutes' walk will bring from this bus stop to Akiyama Station.
  9. ^ It is possible to transfer 松53 which goes to Matsudo Station.

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